Weāre a traveling basketball team, and we booked Candlewood Suites in Bloomington specifically for the pool and the in-room fridgeāboth important when youāve got a group of kids and a weekend full of games. While the fridge is a decent size, it definitely needed a proper cleaning (some mystery liquid was lurking in the drawersāyikes).
The biggest issue? The pool. Itās been out of order for nearly a year, but that wasnāt mentioned anywhere when we booked. If we had known, we absolutely wouldāve chosen a different hotel. The photos online are misleading.
Cleanliness was also a letdown. One of the bathroom pictures in our room had long hair caked to the glassālike it hadnāt been wiped in forever. And unfortunately, every room our team booked had a weird, musty funk to it that was impossible to ignore.
Needless to say, our team wonāt be staying here again, and I wouldnāt recommend it to anyone else eitherāespecially if youāre traveling with kids or expecting basic amenities to match the listing.